Twin piston

N8256Y

1967 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1967
Serial
30-1382
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Phill-Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Dover, DE
Registration record

N8256Y on the FAA register

Type
1967 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche
Serial
30-1382
Engines
2 × Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Phill-Air Inc
Dover, DE
Certificate issued
2017-03-27
Airworthiness date
1971-07-09
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB46AF
Mode S (octal)
52643257
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
770 nm
Cruise (type)
169 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-03-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N8256Y.
  • 1971-07-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1967
    Manufactured (1967).
Overview

About N8256Y

N8256Y is a 1967 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche, serial number 30-1382. The FAA register lists Phill-Air Inc as the registrant in Dover, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 27, 2017 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming I0360 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 169 knots and a range of about 770 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 9, 1971.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8256Y.

Cruise
169 kt
Range
770 nm
Power / thrust (each)
160
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,570 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,875 ft
Fuel burn
17 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8256Y.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.